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EU micro‑mobility safety: new rules, injury surge
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EU micro‑mobility safety: new Greek rules & rules, injury surge
EU authorities continue expanding micro‑mobility safety measures continue to evolve as child injuries rise. Greece has formalised enacted its 2025 law, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announcing a ban on law banning riders under 17, prohibiting minor purchases or rentals, and requiring mandatory mandating civil‑liability insurance and electronic registration. The policy is presented as part of broader child‑protection actions. In Austria, a university‑hospital study covering Austria’s 2017‑2025 hospital study recorded 620 e‑scooter injuries among 392 children, injuries, 83 % unhelmeted, and one fatality. Austria responded by introducing prompting a helmet‑mandate helmet mandate for riders under 16 in May 2026 and recommending recommendations for additional protective gear. Germany reports noted a 40 % year‑on‑year increase rise in e‑scooter fatalities, including a 13‑year‑old death, and with 847 child injuries in 2023, half of victims under 25. Officials stress 2023 and a 13‑year‑old fatality, reinforcing calls for helmet use, sober riding and adherence to the 20 km/h speed limit, noting some scooters are being modified limits. Ireland announced on 20 July that riders must be at least 18 and wear helmets and reflective vests from August, with future plans for licences, registration and possible sales bans. The move follows a 2024 ban on riders under 16 that proved hard to exceed it. enforce. These developments build on earlier actions in Germany, Poland, Ireland illustrate a broader EU effort, linking tighter age limits, compulsory protective equipment and Spain, reflecting an EU‑wide effort insurance requirements to curb crashes and protect young road users.
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- 2026-07-27 19:31 UTC EU micro‑mobility safety: new rules, injury surge
- 2026-07-25 18:47 UTC EU micro‑mobility safety: new Greek rules & injury surge
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